Identify the irregular past tense

Key Notes:

1. Understanding Irregular Past Tense

  • Irregular past tense verbs do not follow the usual “-ed” ending rule.
  • Their past forms are different and need to be memorized.
  • Example:
    • Base Form: go
    • Past Tense: went

2. Common Irregular Past Tense Verbs

  • eat ➔ ate
  • run ➔ ran
  • see ➔ saw
  • come ➔ came
  • have ➔ had
  • do ➔ did

3. Practice with Sentences

  • Identify the irregular past tense in these sentences:
    1. She ran very fast. (Past of run)
    2. He ate an apple. (Past of eat)
    3. We saw a rainbow. (Past of see)

4. Making Connections

  • Ask students to pair base verbs with their past forms:
    • Example:
    • Go ➔ Went
    • Take ➔ Took
    • Make ➔ Made

Let’s practice!🖊️